Margratt Chapman

Abt 1656 - Aft 1707  (> 52 years)

• Name	Margratt Chapman
  Birth	Abt 1656	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Hypothesis
  Gender	Female
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's wife
  Religion	1684	Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Quaker
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Residence	Feb 1697/98	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	When executrix of her husband John's will, with John Reid and John Barclay
  Death	Aft 1707	Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Present at the birth of her grandchild Elizabeth
  Person ID	I45341	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	John Laing,   b. Abt 1653, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 25 Jul 1698, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age < 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1678	Kinkell, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Needs corroboration
  Children	1. John Laing,   b. Abt 1680, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 14 Jun 1731 (Age < 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Laing,   b. 1680, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 23 Jan 1735/36, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age < 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Christiana Laing,   b. Abt 1679, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 4 Nov 1724, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Isabel Laing,   b. Abt 1683, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 13 Aug 1754, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Abraham Laing,   b. Abt 1682, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. George Laing,   b. Abt 1687, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1656 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the America Merchant - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When executrix of her husband John's will, with John Reid and John Barclay - Feb 1697/98 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Aft 1707 - Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p287. [S3738] Society of Friends, Quaker Records: Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings, p25.